As of November 2014, Assi Market was being forced into bankruptcy by creditors. As recently as January 12 (Monday), 2015, the supermarket remains open but with very few items on the shelves and a skeleton crew on staff.

April 2007: After four years of litigation, community protests, and on-and-off-again settlement talks, Assi Super owner Daniel Sung-Chul Rhee and his former employees agreed to settle the workers’ class action lawsuit alleging unpaid overtime wages and harassment for $1.5 million.